Comments on: A Gallery Fit for a Prince and Now the Public? The Düsseldorf Gallery and the Modern Museumhttp://blogs.getty.edu/iris/the-dusseldorf-gallery-and-the-modern-museum/
The online magazine of the GettySat, 28 Mar 2015 04:52:06 +0000hourly1By: VMhttp://blogs.getty.edu/iris/the-dusseldorf-gallery-and-the-modern-museum/#comment-41989
Wed, 13 Jul 2011 17:38:52 +0000http://blogs.getty.edu/iris/?p=4471#comment-41989Of course, in many modern museums the flip side of having the “restful distance” between more sparsely hung paintings is having more artwork exiled to storage for lack of exhibition space. Me, I’d rather have salon-hung and at least see everything than be restricted to which artwork curators deem deserves my “meditation”.
]]>By: Janishttp://blogs.getty.edu/iris/the-dusseldorf-gallery-and-the-modern-museum/#comment-41816
Tue, 12 Jul 2011 23:24:12 +0000http://blogs.getty.edu/iris/?p=4471#comment-41816I’m almost not sure what the best context for a piece of art would be. “Restful distance” is in itself a distortion, like saying that a piece can only be understood or appreciated if it’s treated almost as separate from the world. I don’t know now what the “best” way to regard a piece of art might be. Some of my faves honestly would take me all day to look at anyhow.
]]>By: Kathiehttp://blogs.getty.edu/iris/the-dusseldorf-gallery-and-the-modern-museum/#comment-41311
Sun, 10 Jul 2011 05:47:57 +0000http://blogs.getty.edu/iris/?p=4471#comment-41311Who knew that a story about the space between paintings could be so interesting!! Loved every moment, and I will be noticing the “restful distance” between paintings from now on. Thanks so much.
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Fri, 08 Jul 2011 19:53:58 +0000http://blogs.getty.edu/iris/?p=4471#comment-40973How cool! We take our spacious galleries so much for granted these days. Thanks for the historical perspective!
]]>By: Georgiahttp://blogs.getty.edu/iris/the-dusseldorf-gallery-and-the-modern-museum/#comment-40972
Fri, 08 Jul 2011 19:25:40 +0000http://blogs.getty.edu/iris/?p=4471#comment-40972Really fascinating. I never considered the “restful distance” between paintings in a gallery, or how the way we not just create, but conceive of and display art reflects our values and culture. Thanks for the historical perspective.
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